A bill in the Michigan Legislature hopes to wipe out more student debt to fill doctor shortages.
Read MoreMichigan Bill Would Raise Student Loan Repayment Limit for Medical Professions in Underserved Areas
Day: August 5, 2019
Commentary: The Opioid Epidemic from a Rural Prosecutor’s Perspective
I was at the end of a meeting with a mother whose child is a victim of the country’s opioid epidemic. “So, I’m trying to write about how the opioid epidemic is affecting us,” I informed her. She responded immediately: “It touches everyone, it’s everywhere. I mean, how did it get to this?”
“Where do I even start?”
Read MoreDefense Secretary Mark Esper Wants Intermediate-Range Missiles in Asia
U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper says he wants to see American ground-based intermediate-range conventional missiles deployed to Asia.
Read MoreHepatitis A Outbreak Declared a Public Health Emergency in Florida
There were more hepatitis A cases reported in Florida during the first seven months of 2019 than were reported in the last seven years combined, spurring state Surgeon General Scott Rivkees to declare the outbreak a public health emergency.
Read MoreGowdy Urges Release of FBI Informant Transcript, Says ‘There Are Going to be Others’
Former South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy urged the release of FBI transcripts Sunday that he indicated were taken from conversations a bureau informant had during the 2016 presidential campaign with former Trump adviser George Papadopoulos.
Read MoreConservative Lawyer Named Acting Head of Bureau of Land Management
Conservative lawyer William Perry Pendley was appointed acting chief of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management this week in a move by the Trump administration that drew the ire of environmental groups.
Read MoreU.S. Slaps New Sanctions on Russia for 2018 Nerve Agent Attack
The U.S. has announced a new round of sanctions on Russia for its use of a chemical weapon in 2018 during an attempted assassination of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter on British soil.
Read MoreSenator Mitch McConnell Falls Outside His Home, Fractures Shoulder
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell fell outside his home and fractured his shoulder in Louisville, Kentucky, Sunday.
Read MoreCommentary: Hawley Is Asking the Right Questions About the Dollar
Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has wasted very little time in becoming one of the most important senators in this new freshman class.
Read MoreLiberals Blame Trump, Fox News Following Weekend Shootings
Some liberals blamed Republicans on social media following two deadly shootings over the weekend.
Read MorePuerto Rican Senate to Votes on Nomination of Pedro Pierluisi as New Governor
The Senate of Puerto Rico is set to hold public hearings Monday on the nomination of veteran politician Pedro Pierluisi to replace embattled former governor Ricardo Rossello, who resigned as promised Friday.
Read MoreRep Rashida Tlaib Says Donald Trump Inspires El Paso Shooter and White Supremacy in a Twitter Tirade
U.S. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat representing Michigan’s 13th Congressional District, let loose this weekend with a series of incendiary tweets and retweets blaming U.S. Republican President Donald Trump for the mass shooting in El Paso.
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